Saucer

Title: Saucer
Description: Porcelain saucer with rounded cavetto and flattened rim. There is a scene of the demolition of Rotterdam during riots in 1690 in underglaze cobalt blue in the centre, and four cartouches containing stylized fruits and flowers against a patterned ground on the cavetto. There are four auspicious motifs on back.
Identifier: PDF.647
Coverage: Jingdezhen
Spatial Coverage: European
Date: ca. 1690 - 1722
Medium: blue-and-white (ceramic glaze); Dimensions: 0.708 × 4.330 in. (1.8 × 11 cm)
Creator: Unknown
Subject: China trade porcelain; Blue and white ware--China; Ceramics; Rotterdam (Netherlands)--History
Publisher: British Museum
Rights: © 2019 Trustees of the British Museum